- Goodbye Gambia
Goodbye Gambia :-( Was feeling sad to leave this wonderful country with lovely people behind. I did come across many people who said that they had kept returning back to Gambia and now I know why. We had Posted by travelbug_ in Gambia Feb 09 | Feb 13, 2009
- The last day
Today was our last full day in the Gambia. As we had done many trips and been out a lot we decided to take it easy today. We returned to the Senegambia market to see if we could Posted by travelbug_ in Gambia Feb 09 | Feb 12, 2009
- Cruising the mangroves of the River Gambia
Back to Lamin Lodge today with another guide called Jay Jay, where we Posted by travelbug_ in Gambia Feb 09 | Feb 11, 2009
- Banjul City
After a long but interesting day yesterday we were happy that today would be more relaxed. Mohammed who would be our guide today picked us up at 9am for our tour of Banjul. There would just be the Posted by travelbug_ in Gambia Feb 09 | Feb 10, 2009
- Learning about the history of slavery
Another early start and a packed day ahead. Alex was our guide again for this tour which covers the history of slavery and would take us to the Northern part of Gambia.
We drove to Banjul where we waited to Posted by travelbug_ in Gambia Feb 09 | Feb 9, 2009
- Putting my haggling skills to the test
Today we had no trips booked as I wanted to try out one tour to see if it was ok before booking more with Arch Tours.
Abdul had asked us to go to the office to arrange and discuss the other Posted by travelbug_ in Gambia Feb 09 | Feb 8, 2009
- Our first taste of the country
Prior to going to Gambia, I had been looking for guides to take us on trips once we there. I happened to come across Arch Tours on the Internet and since they had good references, I decided to give Posted by travelbug_ in Gambia Feb 09 | Feb 7, 2009
- Out from the cold and into the heat
Due to the adverse weather conditions in the West Midlands, at the last minute we decided to see if we could change our coach tickets to travel to Gatwick Airport on the day before rather than our original time. Posted by travelbug_ in Gambia Feb 09 | Feb 6, 2009
- Day 21 - Last day.....
Our last day of the trip....tonight we'll fly out of Banjul around midnight and arrive in Amsterdam around 7 in the morning.
This afternoon we will relax at the beach and organize a BBQ for some other teams.
I will post some Posted by Dennis78 in Team Driven | Dec 2, 2005
- Day 20
We brough a lot of clothing and toys from Holland and today we went to a nurseryschool and a hospital to donate it.
Firstly Eric took us to Madiana Nurserey School, a project they worked on.
About 150 kids were there and Posted by Dennis78 in Team Driven | Dec 2, 2005
- Day 19
Because we arrived so late yesterday, the official welcome was today.
It was held at the President's Arch in Banjul. Normally only the president's Hummer is allowed through the arch, but today we were too!!
[img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/4 Posted by Dennis78 in Team Driven | Dec 1, 2005
- Day 18
Left Lac Rose around noon in convoi towards the Gambian border. Customs were easy this time as we were guided by a Senegalese douanier. We caught the ferry across the Gambian river at 10pm and arrived in Banjul around 11pm. Posted by Dennis78 in Team Driven | Dec 1, 2005
- Day 17
Today was a relaxing day at the Campement Du Lac Rose. We spend some hours by the sea and the swimmingpool recovering from the party last night.
Around three we took a taxi to Dakar to see something from the old Posted by Dennis78 in Team Driven | Dec 1, 2005